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1.6M fewer US immigrants expected this year amid Trump, GOP policies, CBO predicts  Politico US Will Need Migrants for Population Growth by 2031, CBO Says  Bloomberg Trump’s immigration crackdown puts US on track for first-ever population decline  The Telegraph US could see first population decline ever in 2025 as international migration plummets  New York Post When unauthorized migrants leave out of conscience  The Christian Science …

House GOP majority will shrink on Wednesday  Politico Democrats add 1 more vote in Congress after Virginia special election  Politico Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.10.25: Virginia Democrat cruises to lopsided victory  MSNBC News James Walkinshaw, Democrat of Virginia, Wins House Special Election  The New York Times Democrats retake Connolly’s seat in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District special election  Virginia Mercury Source link

Congress did not extend President Donald Trump’s Aug. 11 order that federalized the Washington, D.C., city police force and launched a surge of law enforcement into the city. The takeover will end at midnight, according to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office. In practical terms, what citizens see might not change much: D.C. guard members’ orders have been extended through December, and …

The hepatitis B vaccine has emerged as the latest flashpoint as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to cast doubt on the safety of vaccines. The vaccine is routinely given to babies shortly after birth because hepatitis B — an incurable infection that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death — can be transmitted from mother to child …

House GOP waiting on Trump for spending cues, Johnson says  Politico ‘A full-on base revolt’: Why this shutdown threat is different  The Washington Post A budget battle offers Democrats a chance to show some backbone  The Economist Congress is back and faced with big issues they can’t avoid  Federal News Network Government shutdown deadline only weeks away: What’s ahead?  WTOP Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Voters in northern Virginia will head to the polls on Tuesday for a special election that House Democrats hope will bolster their numbers in the chamber and cut down on an already slim Republican majority. With a Democratic win Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson would only be able to afford to lose two Republicans on party-line …

Judge throws out charges against GOP would-be electors in Michigan  The Washington Post Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020  AP News Michigan ‘fake electors’ will not face a criminal trial, judge rules  NBC News Michigan false electors case dismissed, defendants will not stand trial  Bridge Michigan Michigan judge tosses out criminal charges against 2020 Trump …

The Missouri House has advanced a proposal to redraw the state’s eight congressional districts at the behest of President Donald Trump. But because not enough Republicans voted to transform Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-based district into a GOP-leaning seat, opponents of the move may have a short window to prevent the new map from ever going into effect – thanks …

Key House GOP hard-liner doesn’t rule out short-term shutdown punt  Politico House Democratic Leader Holds News Conference  C-SPAN Congress races to avoid government shutdown as partisan standoff deepens  CNBC Why Dems are set to shoot themselves in the foot again — with a pointless government shutdown  New York Post GOP, Democratic leaders look to de-escalate shutdown standoff  The Hill Source link

Generally speaking, it’s a grand time to be a Republican in the nation’s capital. President Trump is redecorating the White House in his gold-plated image. The GOP controls both houses of Congress. Two-thirds of the Supreme Court was appointed by Republican presidents. In California, the outlook for the GOP is far bleaker. The party hasn’t elected a statewide candidate in …